in addition to the nice architecture, in plaza vieja you can have a very tasting beer in a local brewry.
you can listen to music, danse salsa and enjoy a nice food and drink there while waching cuban music bands
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Old Square (Plaza Vieja)
La Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba
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Ranked #2 of 85 attractions in Havana
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Type: Historic Sites, Landmarks/ Points of Interest
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What is now called the Old Square was originally Plaza Nueva (New Square), built as a popular alternative to Plaza de Armas, the military and......
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What is now called the Old Square was originally Plaza Nueva (New Square), built as a popular alternative to Plaza de Armas, the military and government nerve center. Later called Plaza del Mercado (Market Square) as Havana's commercial hub, Plaza Vieja was the site of executions, processions, bullfights, and fiestas -- all witnessed by Havana's wealthiest citizens, who looked on from their balconies. The original Carrara marble fountain surrounded by four dolphins was demolished in the 1930s when President Gerardo Machado (1871-1939) built an underground parking lot here. Today the square's surrounding structures vary wildly in condition, though all of them are noteworthy.
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360 degree view from top of 'Camera Obscura' on NW corner of square worth going up in lift (5 CUC I think)
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Old square or New Square as it was Known to the Havanians of the late 1500's was very run down on my first visits to Cuba but you could still see the grandeur and beauty of it's architecture. It is wonderful to see it restored and full of life again and yes it is a fun and entertaining but next...
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got to visit this square in Old Havana...there is a great spot serving delicious Cuban Coffee...ask for the coffee beginning with Bons-Bons...
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This square is at the end of calle Mercaderas. It's a perfect end to a beautiful walk through historic old Havana. I highly recommend.
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Very cute part of Havana with nice cafes and bars!
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Don't get me wrong, this square has been beautifully restored and it's like wandering around a Tuscan hilltop town, it really is lovely and it's great to see the photographs of how it once looked and the amazing work they have done to get it to where it is today. But it did lack a certain something that some of...
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The square has been restored to a better state than most of Old Havana. It is a good spot to sit, perhaps have a drink, and watch the world go by: although bear in mind that some of the cafés don’t open until noon.
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a warm inviting place. Certainly during the evenings the bands are making a great sphere
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The before and after photos of the old colonial structures should not be missed.
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